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Balad al-Shaykh massacre

Massacre of Palestinian Arabs by Jewish militia in 1947-48
Event massacre Q4115104
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Summary

Balad al-Shaykh massacre is a massacre[1]. It draws 916 Wikipedia views per month (massacre category, ranking #141 of 795).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Mandatory Palestine[3]
  • Instance of: reprisal[4]
  • Location: Balad al-Sheikh[5]
  • Part of: ethnic cleansing in Palestine[6]
  • Target: Palestinians[7]
  • Point in time: January 1, 1948[8]
  • Number of deaths: 21[9], 70[10]
  • Perpetrator: Haganah[11]

Why It Matters

Balad al-Shaykh massacre has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Balad al-Sheikh
    Target → Palestinians
    Point in time → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Part of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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